Abstract: A method for displaying a message on an electronic device. The device has a display screen to display one or more menu items, allowing a user to highlight the menu items by scrolling the menu. When a menu item is highlighted, a text message is displayed on a designated area in a scrolling motion if the text message exceeds the designated area. When the text message is short, it is possible to display the message at once or as a time sequence. The text message reflects updated information if the information pertaining to the highlighted menu item includes a current status, current events, or future events. Information pertaining to the layer lying below the displayed menu is shown without requiring the user to select an item on the displayed menu. If an icon associated with a menu item is also displayed, the icon may be animated when the menu item is highlighted.

Abstract: A user interface of a handwriting recognition system intended for use in small electronic devices, such as PDAs, mobile Telephones and laptop computers. The user interface is a semi-transparent window that opens in response to a user-initiated manuscript input to any point on a touch-activated screen of a display of the electronic device. The semi-transparent window may be resized or moved, as desired by the user, and may be automatically sizable in response to the placement of the user's manuscript input on the touch-activated screen.